01-03-2008, 07:32 PM
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Huckabee (GOP) and Obama (Dem) Win Iowa Caucus
With 95% of caucuses reporting, Mike Huckabee has been declared winner of the GOP caucus with 34% of the votes.
With 100% of caucuses reporting, Barack Obama has been declared winner of Democrat caucus with 38% of the votes.
GOP
Huckabee 34%
Romney 25%
Thompson 13%
McCain 13%
Democrat
Obama 38%
Edwards 30%
Clinton 29%
Source: CNN
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Last edited by Nehkara; 01-04-2008 at 07:17 AM.
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01-03-2008, 07:35 PM
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Well, one side picked the right candidate.
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I am in love with Montana. For other states I have admiration, respect, recognition, even some affection, but with Montana it is love." - John Steinbeck
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01-03-2008, 07:39 PM
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One of the Nine
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: calgary
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apparently the history says the people who win the Iowa caucas have no proven success
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01-03-2008, 07:40 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by feartheflames
apparently the history says the people who win the Iowa caucas have no proven success
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That's what I was wondering. Didn't Howard Dean win the last one?
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01-03-2008, 07:44 PM
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One of the Nine
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: calgary
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[nm
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Last edited by feartheflames; 01-03-2008 at 07:49 PM.
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01-03-2008, 07:49 PM
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One of the Nine
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: calgary
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look at these stats
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A plethora of polls in Iowa last week saw the top three Democratic candidates in a statistical dead heat, all somewhere in the mid-20s in voting intention. But then Tuesday's influential Des Moines Register poll, generally regarded as the most accurate barometer in the state, showed Obama breaking out to a 32%-25% lead over Clinton, with Edwards almost dead even with Clinton at 24%.
Respondents saw change as the most important factor in voting intention, and here Obama had a 33-26 lead over Clinton. He also had a 36-23 lead in the second most important category -- the ability to unify the country.
Clinton led only on the third most important attribute -- experience -- by a 35-21 margin. (Yet oddly, Obama has widened his lead in the week since the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, which brought foreign policy -- a domain in which he has no experience--into play.)
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That was supposed to be Clintons bread and butter
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/wor...html?id=211679
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01-03-2008, 07:51 PM
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I'm sorry, but 'ability to unify the country' SHOULD be the most important category and that is exactly why he is the only dem I will consider voting for.
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01-03-2008, 07:57 PM
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Obama needs to win this election... not only the democratic nomination but the Presidential election. He would be someone capable of restoring respectability and credibility to the USA.
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01-03-2008, 08:02 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Calgary
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I would rather Hillary have a go, Bill still has a lot of goodwill and connections with many politicians and leaders around the world.
Obama is young, he'll be elected next time around.
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01-03-2008, 08:12 PM
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I don't know enough about Obama but he seems like a good guy, maybe to nice. Whoever wins will probably be challenged on the international front, much like Kennedy was.
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01-03-2008, 08:14 PM
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Huckabee is very surprising. He was a fringe player a short while ago.
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01-03-2008, 08:31 PM
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Ate 100 Treadmills
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Obama does not have the experience. He may be a good president, but not until 2016.
Hillary will win this one.
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01-03-2008, 08:32 PM
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Location: Sunshine Coast
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Quote:
Originally Posted by if.away
Huckabee is very surprising. He was a fringe player a short while ago.
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Yeah, it's another one of god's miracles. 
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01-03-2008, 08:33 PM
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Had an idea!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
I would rather Hillary have a go, Bill still has a lot of goodwill and connections with many politicians and leaders around the world.
Obama is young, he'll be elected next time around.
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Yeah, that would do a lot to unite the country. 
Awesome that Obama won. 
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01-03-2008, 08:34 PM
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Had an idea!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by blankall
Obama does not have the experience. He may be a good president, but not until 2016.
Hillary will win this one.
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Kennedy didn't have experience either.
I wonder what happened to Thompson....when he entered the race everyone was saying he was destined to win.
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01-03-2008, 08:35 PM
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Clinton now trails by 9 points.
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01-03-2008, 08:38 PM
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Atomic Nerd
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Azure
Kennedy didn't have experience either.
I wonder what happened to Thompson....when he entered the race everyone was saying he was destined to win.
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Huckabee simply cornened the massive evangelical vote in his soft-spoken Pastorly manner. Scary guy.
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01-03-2008, 08:51 PM
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Had an idea!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
Huckabee simply cornened the massive evangelical vote in his soft-spoken Pastorly manner. Scary guy.
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Meh.
...I doubt he wins if he is the Republican candidate.
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01-03-2008, 08:51 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nehkara
With 78% of caucuses reporting, Mike Huckabee has been declared winner of the GOP caucus with 34% of the votes.
With 96% of caucuses reporting, Barack Obama has been declared winner of Democrat caucus with 38% of the votes.
GOP
Huckabee 34%
Romney 25%
Thompson 14%
Democrat
Obama 38%
Edwards 30%
Clinton 29%
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Wow...
1) Clinton's air of inevitability just went up in smoke. We are back with a three way race for the Democratic nomination...for the time being. Go Obama!
2) I guess Huckabee's worries of hordes of Pakistani illegals pouring over the Mexican border really struck with the the locals. 
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01-03-2008, 08:53 PM
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Ate 100 Treadmills
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Azure
Kennedy didn't have experience either.
I wonder what happened to Thompson....when he entered the race everyone was saying he was destined to win.
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Kennedy was an anomaly. He also had 14 years of experience in federal politics (6 as a congressman and 8 as a senator) vs. Obama's 4. Not to mention he had a very political family and his father was a diplomat.
Also, Kennedy's lack of experience was responsible for the Bay of Pigs/Cuban missile crisis ordeal.
We need someone with more experience than Kennedy, not less.
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